03-22-2019, 01:00 PM
At least once a month since the Golden State rapist/killer was identified in 2016 using familial DNA that LE accessed from public genealogy/ancestory databases, I've been reading about old cold cases being solved using the same methodology left and right.
I don't have time to post all the stories, but if you search "recent cases solved using genealogy" on Google, you'll get a slew of results.
Anyway, it's exciting to me, though there are still those who object on grounds of it being an invasion of privacy. And, I imagine there are a bunch of undetected criminals out there who are doing whatever they can to keep family members from going on Ancestory.com, 123 and Me, and other such ancestry-tracing sites.
I don't have time to post all the stories, but if you search "recent cases solved using genealogy" on Google, you'll get a slew of results.
Anyway, it's exciting to me, though there are still those who object on grounds of it being an invasion of privacy. And, I imagine there are a bunch of undetected criminals out there who are doing whatever they can to keep family members from going on Ancestory.com, 123 and Me, and other such ancestry-tracing sites.